Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of class, students will be able to...

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Due Block Day 10/20: 3x5 card for rationalism summative on rationalism philosophical assumptions and skills

What are the philosophical assumptions of rationalists and how do they show up in texts?
How does history influence texts?

Rationalism Summative Exam moved to next week on Block Day 10/20
English 11 Tutoring TUE and THU after school in Ms. Savino's room 702
Due Oct 21- EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES:
- Creative Writing Contest
- Common Senior Experience "Art for Change"

Agenda
1. Learning Logs- Update
2. Think/Pair/Write/Share Quick Write Back of Learning Log: 10/17 Claims

Quick Write: List all of the words you can think of that refer the the "claim" of a text. What other words are used to say "claim"?
Write the definition of "claim"

3. Rhetorical Precis Peer Review of "Speech to the Virginia Convention"

Work with your partner to label the parts of the rhetorical precis by sentence and rank each sentence from 1(D)-4(A):
- Sentence 1: title, author, genre, author's credentials, claim
- Sentence 2: Four things that support the claim, four pieces of evidence, four pieces of elaboration (note- the writer may have added more sentences because of evidence and elaboration)
- Sentence 3: Author's purpose and in order to
- Sentence 4: tone and diction and audience
Rank the precis overall from 1-4 and state your reasons as specifically as possible (at least two reasons)

4. Rationalism Review